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Reefs provide a wealth of opportunity for learning about biological and ecosystem processes, and reef biology courses are among the most popular in marine biology and zoology departments the world over. Walter M. Goldberg has taught one such course for years, and he marshals that experience in the pages of The Biology of Reefs and Reef Organisms.

Goldberg examines the nature not only of coral reefs – the best known among types of reefs – but also of sponge reefs, worm reefs, and oyster reefs, explaining the factors that influence their growth, distribution, and structure. A central focus of The Biology of Reefs and Reef Organisms is reef construction, and Goldberg details the plants and animals that form the scaffold of the reef system and allow for the attachment and growth of other organisms, including those that function as bafflers, binders, and cementing agents. He also tours readers through reef ecology, paleontology, and biogeography, all of which serve as background for the problems reefs face today and the challenge of their conservation.

Visually impressive, profusely illustrated, and easy to read, The Biology of Reefs and Reef Organisms offers a fascinating introduction to reef science and will appeal to students and instructors of marine biology, comparative zoology, and oceanography.

Contents

1) An Introduction to the Structure and Formation of Modern ReefsThe Nature and Origins of ReefsFrame Reef Formation and StructureBioerosionReef Growth and the Carbonate Budget Pluses and MinusesCoral Reefs Limits to Coral Reef Distribution Types of Reefs Reef ZonationThe Evolution of Modern Reefs Tectonic Forces Sea Level Changes and Reef Growth

12) The Effect of Feeding by Reef Fishes on Corals and Coral ReefsOverviewCoral Reef Herbivores Herbivory and its Deterrence Nominal HerbivoryThe Special Role of Scarine Fishes The Scrapers The Excavators The Browsers Food Milling by ParrotfishesCorallivorous Damselfishes and Their GardensFishes That Perch or Live on CoralsBenthic Predatory Fishes: Their Influence on Corals and Coral Reefs Corallivorous and Other Durophagous Fishes

13) A Brief History of Reefs and CoralsMicrobialite Reefs of the PrecambrianReefs of the Paleozoic Era The Cambrian The Ordovician Silurian Reefs Devonian Reefs Carboniferous Reefs Permian ReefsReefs of the Mesozoic Era The Triassic Jurassic Reefs The Cretaceous and the Rise of the RudistaReefs of the Cenozoic Era The Paleocene Epoch, 65–56 Mya The Eocene and Oligocene Epochs, 56–23 Mya The Miocene Epoch, 23–5 Mya The Pliocene and Pleistocene Epochs, 5 Mya–11.7 kya Are Ancient Reefs the Key to the Present?

14) Ecology, Diversity, and Biogeography of Coral ReefsDifferent Types of DiversityDiversity and Life Cycle ProcessesSpawning Mode, Dispersal, and Connectivity Connectivity Getting There and Staying ThereDiversity and CoexistenceDiversity at Geographic Scales: Biogeography Hotspots and the Role of Commonness and Rarity in Coral Reef Biodiversity The Coral Triangle Departure from the Coral Triangle Crossing the Pacific The Western Atlantic and the Greater Caribbean The Brazilian Province The Tropical Eastern Atlantic

15) Reefs Now and in the Next 100 Years Climate Change The Global Carbon Cycle Global Public Goods Gone Bad The Impacts of Increased Dissolved CO2 The Biology of Coral Bleaching and Disease Types and Causes of Coral Bleaching Recovery from Bleaching Coral Disease Direct and Indirect Effects of Human Activities on Reefs Destructive Fishing Practices Overfishing Fishing on Deep Sea Coral Reefs Coral Mining Loss of Water Quality

16) Reef Resilience, Loss of Biodiversity, and the Role of ConservationAcclimatization, Resistance, and AvoidanceResilience and Phase Shifts Functional Redundancy, Species Richness, and ResilienceSynergies and Loss of Resilience Jamaica: A Case History Early Warning?Stemming the Tide: Sanctuaries, Reserves, and Marine Protected Areas Protection is Relative Sanctuaries and Marine Protected Areas in the United States The World’s Largest Marine Protected AreaDesign and Function of Marine Reserves Results of Protection Reserve Sites Reserve Maturity and Size Reserve Networks Stepping Stones, Corridors, and Habitat Diversity Loss of ConnectivityAre Reserves Enough? What Must be DoneAppendices

I. Wentworth Scale (Grain Size)II. Coral Reefs of the World (a-d)III. Zooxanthellae Clade DistributionIV. Geological Time ScaleV. Taxa Referred to in This Text

"[...] This is a most comprehensive review, particularly so as it is the work of one author, and would suit students on a range of marine biology courses. The text is well written, and covers a wide range of specialist and general marine biology topics. The illustrations are very high quality and well integrated into the text. There is a comprehensive list of references with each chapter and a detailed glossary of many of the key terms indicated in the text. An excellent addition to any department library."– Ian Lancaster, The BES Bulletin 45(2), June 2014